BARLOW is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BARLOW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BARLOW?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BARLOW is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BARLOW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
barlowsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BARLOW scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BARLOW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What does BARLOW mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A sturdy pocketknife with a single blade that folds into a handle, long popular in rural parts of the United States.
The barlow is a simple folding knife, usually with one long blade and a bone or wooden handle, and it was carried by farmers and boys across the American South and Midwest. It takes its name from a family of English cutlers whose design was widely copied. Because it was so common, the word is sometimes spelled with a capital letter in older writing, though it is now treated as an ordinary noun.
How BARLOW is used
Regional, mostly U.S.; often found in old stories and memoirs of country life.
- He whittled a whistle from a willow twig with his barlow.
- Grandfather kept a barlow in his overalls pocket.
- The boy traded two marbles for a worn barlow.
- She cut the string with a sharp barlow.
- A rusty barlow lay at the bottom of the drawer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BARLOW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BARLOW
1 longer words begin with BARLOW.
Shorter words from the letters in BARLOW
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Common questions about BARLOW
- Is BARLOW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BARLOW, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BARLOW worth?
- BARLOW is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BARLOW mean?
- A sturdy pocketknife with a single blade that folds into a handle, long popular in rural parts of the United States.
- What letters can be added to BARLOW?
- BARLOW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BARLOW:
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